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Thursday, April 07, 2011
"Against the Day" by Thomas Pynchon
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I've spent over a month reading Thomas Pynchon's massive novel " Against the Day ." I have lugged it from home, to work, t...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Teaching Kids to Suffer Well
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I've been reading a 1903 collection of stories, facts, pastimes, and recitations called "Young People's Library of Entertainmen...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Today's Etymology: Buff
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The August 30, 1927 New Yorker is trying to convince me that the term "buff" -- as in "enthusiast" -- came about in 1865...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Toronto the Good
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I guess that my long walk through 45kph winds on Monday night has done me in: sore throat, muddled head, developing cough, and excessive sal...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
The Right Book For an Overturned Life
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During these overturned weeks, immersed in moving and holidays and endless work stuff, I've been plowing through a few books to help kee...
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